59P/Kearns-Kwee
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 64498:
59P/Kearns-Kwee
Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5
T 2009 Mar. 7.6418 TT MPC
q 2.355556 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1036853 Peri. 127.5316 +0.1561891 -0.9805765
a 4.487362 Node 313.0365 +0.8472938 +0.1947432
e 0.475069 Incl. 9.3411 +0.5076397 -0.0233420
P 9.51
From 604 observations 1989-2008, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.76, A2 = -0.2457.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
59P/Kearns-Kwee Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Mar. 7.6452 TT MPC q 2.355394 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1036150 Peri. 127.5261 +0.1563022 -0.9805591 a 4.489393 Node 313.0354 +0.8472765 +0.1948379 e 0.475342 Incl. 9.3405 +0.5076339 -0.0232808 P 9.51An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2009 10 26 10 50.24 +05 23.3 3.441 2.915 50.7 15.3 16.7 22.9 2009 10 31 10 56.10 +04 35.7 3.405 2.935 54.1 15.9 16.7 22.9 2009 11 05 11 01.69 +03 49.0 3.368 2.955 57.5 16.4 16.7 22.9 2009 11 10 11 07.01 +03 03.3 3.327 2.976 61.0 16.9 16.7 22.9 2009 11 15 11 12.05 +02 18.9 3.285 2.997 64.6 17.3 16.7 22.9 2009 11 20 11 16.79 +01 35.8 3.241 3.017 68.2 17.7 16.7 22.9 2009 11 25 11 21.20 +00 54.1 3.194 3.038 72.0 18.0 16.8 22.9 2009 11 30 11 25.27 +00 14.1 3.147 3.059 75.9 18.2 16.8 22.9 2009 12 05 11 28.99 -00 24.2 3.098 3.080 79.8 18.4 16.8 22.8 2009 12 10 11 32.32 -01 00.6 3.048 3.101 83.9 18.4 16.8 22.8 2009 12 15 11 35.25 -01 35.0 2.997 3.123 88.1 18.4 16.8 22.8 2009 12 20 11 37.75 -02 07.1 2.946 3.144 92.3 18.2 16.8 22.8 2009 12 25 11 39.80 -02 36.8 2.895 3.165 96.8 18.0 16.8 22.7 2009 12 30 11 41.39 -03 03.9 2.845 3.187 101.3 17.6 16.8 22.7 2010 01 04 11 42.49 -03 28.3 2.796 3.208 105.9 17.1 16.8 22.7 2010 01 09 11 43.08 -03 49.8 2.748 3.230 110.7 16.5 16.8 22.6 2010 01 14 11 43.17 -04 08.3 2.703 3.252 115.6 15.8 16.8 22.6 2010 01 19 11 42.74 -04 23.5 2.660 3.273 120.7 15.0 16.8 22.5 2010 01 24 11 41.79 -04 35.4 2.620 3.295 125.9 14.0 16.9 22.5 2010 01 29 11 40.34 -04 43.9 2.585 3.317 131.1 12.9 16.9 22.4 2010 02 03 11 38.42 -04 49.0 2.554 3.339 136.5 11.7 16.9 22.4 2010 02 08 11 36.05 -04 50.7 2.528 3.361 142.0 10.4 16.9 22.3 2010 02 13 11 33.28 -04 49.0 2.508 3.383 147.5 9.0 16.9 22.2 2010 02 18 11 30.18 -04 44.1 2.494 3.404 153.1 7.5 17.0 22.2 2010 02 23 11 26.80 -04 36.3 2.486 3.426 158.6 6.0 17.0 22.1 2010 02 28 11 23.24 -04 25.8 2.486 3.448 163.9 4.6 17.0 22.1 2010 03 05 11 19.57 -04 13.1 2.492 3.470 168.6 3.2 17.1 22.0 2010 03 10 11 15.87 -03 58.7 2.507 3.492 171.7 2.4 17.1 22.0 2010 03 15 11 12.25 -03 42.9 2.528 3.514 171.1 2.5 17.2 22.0 2010 03 20 11 08.77 -03 26.3 2.558 3.536 167.4 3.5 17.3 22.1 2010 03 25 11 05.52 -03 09.5 2.594 3.558 162.6 4.8 17.3 22.2 2010 03 30 11 02.56 -02 53.0 2.638 3.580 157.4 6.2 17.4 22.4 2010 04 04 10 59.94 -02 37.2 2.688 3.602 152.0 7.5 17.5 22.5 2010 04 09 10 57.71 -02 22.5 2.744 3.624 146.7 8.7 17.6 22.6 2010 04 14 10 55.88 -02 09.1 2.807 3.645 141.5 9.9 17.7 22.7 2010 04 19 10 54.49 -01 57.6 2.875 3.667 136.3 10.9 17.8 22.8 2010 04 24 10 53.55 -01 48.0 2.947 3.689 131.3 11.8 17.9 22.9 2010 04 29 10 53.04 -01 40.5 3.024 3.711 126.4 12.6 17.9 23.0 2010 05 04 10 52.97 -01 35.1 3.105 3.733 121.5 13.3 18.0 23.1 2010 05 09 10 53.31 -01 32.1 3.189 3.754 116.8 13.9 18.1 23.2 2010 05 14 10 54.06 -01 31.3 3.276 3.776 112.2 14.3 18.2 23.3 2010 05 19 10 55.19 -01 32.8 3.365 3.797 107.7 14.7 18.3 23.4 2010 05 24 10 56.69 -01 36.5 3.456 3.819 103.3 15.0 18.4 23.4 2010 05 29 10 58.52 -01 42.4 3.549 3.841 99.0 15.1 18.5 23.5 2010 06 03 11 00.67 -01 50.4 3.642 3.862 94.8 15.2 18.6 23.6 2010 06 08 11 03.10 -02 00.4 3.736 3.883 90.7 15.1 18.7 23.6 2010 06 13 11 05.81 -02 12.4 3.830 3.905 86.7 15.0 18.8 23.7 2010 06 18 11 08.77 -02 26.3 3.924 3.926 82.7 14.9 18.9 23.8 2010 06 23 11 11.96 -02 41.9 4.017 3.947 78.8 14.6 19.0 23.8 2010 06 28 11 15.36 -02 59.1 4.109 3.969 75.0 14.3 19.0 23.9 2010 07 03 11 18.94 -03 18.0 4.200 3.990 71.2 14.0 19.1 23.9 2010 07 08 11 22.70 -03 38.2 4.289 4.011 67.4 13.5 19.2 24.0 2010 07 13 11 26.61 -03 59.9 4.377 4.032 63.8 13.1 19.3 24.0 2010 07 18 11 30.67 -04 22.9 4.462 4.053 60.1 12.6 19.4 24.0 2010 07 23 11 34.86 -04 47.0 4.545 4.074 56.5 12.0 19.4 24.1 2010 07 28 11 39.15 -05 12.3 4.626 4.094 52.9 11.4 19.5 24.1 2010 08 02 11 43.56 -05 38.5 4.704 4.115 49.4 10.8 19.6 24.1 2010 08 07 11 48.05 -06 05.7 4.778 4.136 45.8 10.1 19.6 24.1 2010 08 12 11 52.63 -06 33.8 4.850 4.157 42.3 9.4 19.7 24.1 2010 08 17 11 57.27 -07 02.6 4.917 4.177 38.8 8.7 19.8 24.2 2010 08 22 12 01.98 -07 32.2 4.982 4.198 35.4 8.0 19.8 24.2 2010 08 27 12 06.74 -08 02.3 5.042 4.218 31.9 7.3 19.9 24.2 2010 09 01 12 11.55 -08 33.0 5.098 4.238 28.5 6.5 19.9 24.2 2010 09 06 12 16.39 -09 04.2 5.150 4.259 25.1 5.8 20.0 24.2 2010 09 11 12 21.26 -09 35.7 5.198 4.279 21.7 5.0 20.0 24.2 2010 09 16 12 26.15 -10 07.6 5.242 4.299 18.4 4.2 20.1 24.1 2010 09 21 12 31.05 -10 39.8 5.280 4.319 15.1 3.5 20.1 24.1 2010 09 26 12 35.95 -11 12.2 5.315 4.339 12.1 2.8 20.2 24.1 2010 10 01 12 40.85 -11 44.7 5.344 4.359 9.3 2.1 20.2 24.1 2010 10 06 12 45.74 -12 17.2 5.368 4.379 7.4 1.7 20.3 24.1 2010 10 11 12 50.61 -12 49.8 5.388 4.398 6.9 1.6 20.3 24.1 2010 10 16 12 55.45 -13 22.4 5.403 4.418 8.2 1.8 20.3 24.1 2010 10 21 13 00.25 -13 54.8 5.412 4.438 10.6 2.4 20.4 24.2 2010 10 26 13 05.01 -14 27.0 5.417 4.457 13.7 3.0 20.4 24.2 2010 10 31 13 09.70 -14 59.0 5.417 4.476 17.0 3.7 20.4 24.3 2010 11 05 13 14.34 -15 30.7 5.411 4.496 20.5 4.4 20.5 24.3 2010 11 10 13 18.89 -16 02.1 5.401 4.515 24.1 5.1 20.5 24.4 2010 11 15 13 23.36 -16 33.0 5.386 4.534 27.8 5.8 20.5 24.4 2010 11 20 13 27.72 -17 03.5 5.366 4.553 31.6 6.5 20.5 24.4 2010 11 25 13 31.97 -17 33.5 5.341 4.572 35.4 7.2 20.5 24.5 2010 11 30 13 36.09 -18 02.9 5.312 4.591 39.3 7.8 20.6 24.5This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
